The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-18
Just what Was Expected.

BANGOR Oct. ia Commercial reporter
visited the Jail this afternoon and showed
the despatch from Franklin, Mass, concern
ing Stains aliti to the prisoner himself. He
said coolly:
THAT Is no surprise to me. 1t is Just what
have been. expecting and waiting for. But
the newspapers will still continue to tell
hard stories about the Stain gang Just the
same. One of their latest is, that my first
wife.s brother said that poisoned her. The
fact is that he died 25 years ago and we had
then been married but year,
Both Stain and Cromwell think that they
will have their evidence ready next Saturday
S Ste prove an alibi Hon. Josiah Crosby,
Stains counsel, was seen with reference to
the despatch: He said;
81 expected that. Stain himself told me
that he thought these books would show
his whereabouts and have already sent for
them." Mr.. Crosby expressed much salts
faction at the turn affairs have taken.
Stains Record In Winthrop.
WINTHROP, Oct 1.-THE report published
Saturday that Charles F. Stain had confessed
that the parties recently arrested for the
Dexter bank robbery were the same that
robbed the Winthrop Savings Bank was not
fresh news to the officers of the Winthrop
bank. While young Stain was confined in
Norridgewock Jail, last winter. they learned
that he had made confession that his father
and Cromwell were the principals in the
Winthrop bank robbery. He was interview
ed in regard to the case, several questions
being written to him, and he replied in writ
ing, but his replies were so much in contrast
with the facts that they were not considered
reliable and the matter dropped. His; state
ments at this time did not coincide with the
recently published statements in the New
York World. Young Stains wife was Win
throp lady of good family. His good appear
ances were deceitful, but she soon found him
ont and procured divorce. He spent some
time here several years ago, being employed
upon farm and working in the mill. Re-
sponslble parties who knew him well say
that he was not reliable and could not be
trusted.
Good Authority.
BANGOR, Oct, 17.-Ben Mills, of Dexter.
the officer Who had the detective force in
charge during the search after the murder
ers Immediately after the robbery, gave Sat-
urday his opinion on the confession of young
stain. Said Mr.. Mills, 81 don't believe one
word of the confession; it lacks truthfulness
all the way through. 1t is next to impossible
for three or four men to go through the
country as he alleges his gang went, without
leaving some trace behind them. Not less
that sixteen teams were sent out Immediate
ly after the murder, the same evening, and
secured the country around for week or ten
days. Every hotel and tavern in every vii
lage and country corner in a circle of forty
miles were visited, and all persons travelling
about at that time were traced until their
identity and destination were determined.
The very route that Stain says his party
travelled over was most thoroughly surveyed.
If the party did follow the route and did put
up at the hotels and house which Stain
names, then the landlords and hosts must
have been paid to keep mum about their
movements